The association that supports cycling as a mode of transport does not agree with the obligation for pedestrians to wear reflective garments on their clothing. The Ministry of Transport enforces this in the amendment to the Act on Road Traffic. “This duty is inadequate, especially in pedestrian-friendly villages, and drivers should be ready for them,” said European MEP Bike Vice President Daniel.
“Introducing the pedestrian’s obligation to wear reflective elements is contrary to the principle of the responsibility of stronger motorists for damages they may cause,” said Moure. The ministry in the proposal demands that the reflective elements be worn in the village where there is no walkway and which are not sufficiently illuminated.
However, according to the association, such conditions meet a number of residential districts, where pedestrians would not be able to move without reflective vest according to the law. In fact, this will be completely different, the association warned, demanding that even without reflective elements the pedestrian could pass through the communication. In such a case, for example, he might be obliged to step back on the roadside before passing the motorcycle.
In addition to wearing reflective elements, the association requires modifications to the obligations of cyclists when moving in traffic. This includes, among other things, the abolition of the obligation to ride at the right edge of the road, which threatens cyclists, for example, when roads, in narrow lanes or before a roundabout, park the roads. Cyclists at the crossing for cyclists should also take precedence over branching vehicles. They prefer to join them even when a motor vehicle comes from a special road, so that the marked cycle paths are not interrupted in these sections.
Among the associations that submitted comments on the law were, for example, the Auto * Mat Association, organizing cycling, the Brno bicycle association or the Partnership Foundation.